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Old 12-12-2006, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Roderick Usher View Post
Here in Southern California, wildfires are a seasonal purge that happens Aug-Oct when the hot desert winds (The Santa Anna Winds) blow across miles of chapparal to the sea.

It happens every year, but people seem surprised each time it happens. It's like living in a flood plain and being surprised when the water comes.
Sounds like 90% of the peopel in new england the second a flake of snow falls from the sky. Half the people drive 10 below the speed limit, regardless of visibility and road conditions (it gets COLD, so we get a lot of dry snow, which doesnt really make things dangerous), while the other half drive faster and more impatiently than they normally would, like they are saying "Screw you weather!"
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